HERITAGE CHEESEMAKING CLASS IN FEBRUARY!!

HERITAGE CHEESEMAKING

The Middle Peninsula Business Development Partnership and Rona Sullivan,
of Sullivans' Pond Farm in Wake, will offer a workshop on Saturday, February 16
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to teach about traditional American farmstead raw milk
cheesemaking methods.

This is a semi-soft triple cream cheese dipped in beeswax, then appliquéd with pansies.

Rona has researched and perfected these methods over the last 15 years. This is a
basic cheesemaking workshop that is equally suitable for home or commercial use.

During the demonstration section of the workshop, participants will learn the basics of:

CLABBERING: Curd development without the use of culture and rennet.

CURD HANDLING; draining, salting, and tasting, drying, and pressing.

AFFINAGE; Rind treatments and flavorings, bandaging, beeswaxing,

leaf wraps, ashing, aging, and the importance of hygiene and aesthetics.

DAIRY FACILITY TOUR: Attendees will have the opportunity to tour and ask questions
about the Sullivans' Dairy building. Their design included building to Grade A
milk handling specifications in the smallest building of it's kind; a 12X24 Amish-built
barn design perfect for micro-dairies.

RESERVATIONS: The $60.00 registration fee includes all materials. Space is limited.
The workshop will be at Sullivans' Pond Farm on Mill Creek Road in Wake. Directions TBA.
Contact the Middle Peninsula Business Development Partnership at 804-758-4917
or register on-line at www.mpbdp.org

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